Question

Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the third is 26

Answer 1

n, (n+2),  (n+4)  are the 3 consecutive odd integers.  Now we have
n+ (n+4) = 26
2n+4 = 26
2n = 22
n = 11.
So now the numbers are n, (n+2),  (n+4), or
11, 13, 15